Melody's Echo Chamber

Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber
Critic Score
Based on 17 reviews
2012 Ratings: #245 / 1118
User Score
Based on 472 ratings
2012 Rank: #136
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Drowned in Sound

Whatever happens next, she can rest assured safe in the knowledge that together with her beau they've conjured up one of 2012's - or any other year in recent memory - finest debuts.

80
NME

Here are two people who already see the best in each other, and with ‘Melody’s Echo Chamber’ they’ve tried to make everyone else see it too. It shows.

80
The 405

Whether it be a victory for production, a victory for collaboration or just a brilliantly bizarre fantasy, this chamber will be an alluring and magical sanctuary the next time it decides to fling open it's doors.

78
Beats Per Minute

Delving slightly further into Prochet’s pop sensibilities, and treading the line between Keenan influenced and Keenan knockoff, this debut record sits comfortably in its sonic pocket content with the strides it’s already made rather than opting for any sort of notable diversity.

74
Pitchfork

For a collaboration between a songwriter and a producer who helped push her to the outer limits of her vision, Melody's Echo Chamber is an impressively immersive debut.

70
Under the Radar

Stereolab, Cocteau Twins, and Broadcast are key reference points here, though Prochet ensures that the only voice you'll recognize in the Chamber is hers.

70
Consequence of Sound

The album is akin to an Inception-style dream within a dream, where there’s a risk of never waking, instead remaining trapped in limbo. 

70
PopMatters

 Prochet’s vision is unique and fully realized thanks to bold experimentation and confident execution.

70
musicOMH

It’s a frequently beautiful record that’s a perfect soundtrack to the drawing-in of nights and the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot.

SnowyFighter
75

ECHHOOOOOOOOooooooooooo…………

Yeah this really is an echo chamber they aren’t wrong. It’s a pretty one too. Dream pop always drags my attention because there’s sooooo much beauty in it. I love music that can really create a soundscape, and this album does that well. The production is super nice, and everything is on point in the performances. The production might be my favorite part of this album because it really adds a lot. My problem with some ... read more

Pickle
91

Melody’s Echo Chamber brings the listener to a beautiful, dreamlike trance through her eponymous debut. As the name suggests, the album’s atmosphere sounds like it was recorded in a chamber where the sounds reflected as echoes. By amalgamating indietronica and dream pop influences, the musician created an album like no other. On top of that, the messy production contributed by Tame Impala complements the ethereal melodies and adds flavours of quirkiness to the record. And tracks ... read more

Randomaccount12
90

i would describe it as if i was
Floating mid-air in earth in the early morning of a city with headphones on and the volume up to 100 and then keep suddenly fall down and float back up over and over
Really great Dream Pop/psychedelic pop LP

rehabaher
80

suprisingly, very listenable

tkmrc16
79

eclectic and coloful. a groovy psychedelic journey into an otherwordly place. veryyy dreamy.

nnofficial
81

seamlessly fusing elements of its influences, melody's debut is a stylistic feat in the world of modern dream pop with its charming indie production and bright sound pallettes.

favs: crystallized // ♡ some time alone, alone // endless shore // quand vas tu rentrer
least favs: isthatwhatyousaid // snowcapped andes crash

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Added on: September 25, 2012